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That seems quite the stretch. We don't know enough of the long term consequences of them in fish, or if there is any genetic damage. Or of chemicals concentrati
by oldcynic 9y ago
That seems quite the stretch. We don't know enough of the long term consequences of them in fish, or if there is any genetic damage. Or of chemicals concentrating as they move up the food chain, eventually to us.
To me that is very discouraging. We should be trying to find out consequences before we dump millions of tonnes and find plastic strewn over uninhabited beaches and micro beads in most oceanic life. We should study the possible consequences of undersea mining long before companies are formed and machines start rolling. It might, after all, turn out to be yet another bad idea.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoSure, that's a good idea. But we're doing a million things every day, and tiny plastic beads are just one thing. And maybe not even a damaging thing. I think we could attend to things that are provably a problem. That way, we're actually doing good. Instead of just playing a game of 'ecological theatre' .
- ianai 9y agoThis really is a proven problem. Plastic doesn’t enter into the ocean in isolation. It’s dumped with all the other environmental, health damaging chemicals, metals, and etc. Humankind is not taking care of its waste and it’s destroying the weather cycles, climate, and ecosystems.